Continuation Patent Strategy in 2026: How AI Maximises Portfolio Coverage
Introduction A granted patent is not the end of a portfolio strategy. It is the beginning. The most defensible IP portfolios are not built from single filings. They are built from patent families — continuations, divisionals, and continuations-in-part that follow...
Section 101 Rejections Are Still the #1 Issue at the USPTO. Here Is How AI Drafting Helps.
Introduction More than a decade after Alice Corp v. CLS Bank (2014), Section 101 rejections remain the most common final rejection for software, AI, and business method patents at the USPTO. 40%+ of software and AI patent applications receive at...
One Product Launch. Four Patent Offices. Why APAC IP Clearance Falls Apart Every Time.
Introduction A semiconductor product designed by a Taiwan fabless company, fabricated at TSMC, using components from Korean and Japanese suppliers, targeting consumer electronics markets in Japan, Korea, the United States, and China. This is not a hypothetical supply chain. It...
AI Patent Drafting: How Drafting LLM Takes IP Teams from Disclosure to Application in Hours
Introduction Patent application drafting is one of the most time-consuming tasks in IP practice. A skilled patent attorney typically spends 15 to 30 hours moving from an inventor’s disclosure to a prosecution-ready application — translating technical concepts into claim language,...
Patent Continuation Strategy in 2026: How to Use AI to Identify, Draft, and File Continuations Before Your Competitors Do
Introduction Approximately 50% of all patents granted by the USPTO come from continuation applications. Most companies file continuations reactively — when a product changes, when a claim is challenged in litigation, or when a competitor’s design-around exposes a gap in...
How to Draft AI and Software Patents That Survive Section 101 After the USPTO’s November 2025 Guidance Reset
Introduction On November 28, 2025, the USPTO rescinded large portions of the Biden-era AI patent guidance. The separate eligibility track for AI-assisted inventions was removed. AI systems are now treated as tools — no different from any other technology —...
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